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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 25 JA N UA R Y 2 7 , 2 0 2 5 Senate Appropriations Committee Majority and Phil Wich to deputy press secretary in the personal office. Franklin Savings Bank promoted Katie Deming to vice president, cus- tomer service and branch manager in Farmington and Wilton; Bernice Cote to vice president, learning and development director; and Dylan Smith to controller. [ A P P O I N T M E N T S ] Jennifer Goodrich was elected to serve a three-year term as Maine Regent for the American College of Healthcare Executives. Goodrich is vice president of finance at Northern Light CA Dean, Mayo, and Sebasticook Valley Hospitals and vice president of phy- sician practices at CA Dean and Mayo Hospitals. Thornton Academy in Saco added Ron Schneider and Paula Scully to its board of trustees. Schneider is general counsel and vice president of legal affairs at the University of New England while Scully is a marketing professional. Ogunquit Playhouse added James Ackroyd, Susan Consigli, Lori Lambert, Deborah Lawrence, Jeff Porter and Jim Stott to its board of direc- tors. Ackroyd is CEO, owner and founder of Vision Ace Hardware; Consigli is a philanthropist; Lambert is an investment advisor representative with LPL Financial; Lawrence is a senior vice president at Bank of America in the firm's global commercial banking division; Porter is co-founder of the Tramuto Porter Foundation and Stott is co-founder of Stonewall Kitchen. FocusMaine added Dana Connors to its leadership team. Connors is presi- dent and CEO of Workforce Brokers LLC. [ A C H I E V E M E N T S ] Mainely Home Watch, a home security company in Scarborough, earned accreditation from the National Home Watch Association for the second year. Thomas College in Waterville announced that Jeannine Ross, executive director of student finan- cial services, was named the only registered individual in the state of Maine with the Financial Aid Administrator Certification cur- rently in the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators 100+ Club. Central Maine Power, a subsidiary of Avangrid in Augusta, said it won the "Edison Electric Institute Emergency Response Award" for its performance during recovery and restoration efforts following a spring nor'easter that brought strong winds, heavy snow and ice to Maine on April 4, 2024. Fidium announced that it was awarded "Best Internet Provider in Maine" by CNET. Hannaford Supermarkets in Scarborough received a score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 2025 Corporate Equality Index, the nation's fore- most benchmarking survey and report evaluating corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality. Dana Connors Dylan Smith Jennifer Goodrich Paula Scully Bernice Cote Ron Schneider Katie Deming Looking for exciting business events? Go to mainebiz.biz/calendar to view and post events. @ Inclusion Maine CONFERENCE Feb 11th - 13th | Portland REGISTER NOW INCLUSIONMAINE.ORG/CONFERENCE 2025 Conference Tracks: Organizational DEI Strategies Hire & Promote Diverse Talent Inclusive Workplace Culture Community Partnerships for Inclusion SHRM and HRCI Professional Development Credits! grant funding options, potentially covering up to 50% of the Training Fee